St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-30
CLAD IN A BED SPREAD.
Drummer Gould Inyoiuntarily
Makes a Dramatic Appearance
in the Street

Makes a Dramatic Appearance
in the Street.
Charles E. Gould, young. tall and
slim, created a good deal of amusement
in Washington street, Brooklyn, a few
days ago. He is a drummer, but busi-
ness in his line-sewing machines-has
e e dull, and three weeks ago, when
he sought shelter in the boarding house
OF Miss Isabella Clancy, at 1876 Wash
lngton street, his resources were
very low. he put on a bold front, how
ever, and having musical ability, both
vocal and instrumental, made himself
an acceptable visitor to the parlor. He
did not, however, pay his board bills,
and Miss Clancy, when her patience be-
came exhausted, consulted Bridge Po-
nceman Ih0mas Early, one of her
boarders. 1t was decided to resort to
heroic treatment. Mr.. Gould was aWak-
ened about 6 O'Clock in the morning by
the entrance into his room of Mr..
Early, who made a very emphatic
demand for the three weeks board
which he owed Miss Clancy. MI. Gould
assured Mr.. Early that it was utterly
impossible for him to pay up. He
begged for one more weeks delay. The
appeal was not successful, and with the
cooperation of MISC Clancy, who was
conveniently close to the scene of nego-
tlatIOns, the entire wardrobe of Mr..
Gould, with the exception of the night
robe which he wore. was hnstled outof
the room and locked up in a closet in an
adjoining apartment. Mir. Gould
vas then told to get out.
Miss Clancy firmly told him that he
must not delay his departure for a mo-
ment, and the young man emerged from
the bed in a slightly bewildered state of
mind. Selling the bed-spread, he folded
it around him like a Roman tOga, and
with hesltating steps and many appeals
him out on the world in such a shape, he
made his way down stairs to the
hail.. Here he fingered only for
an instant, a threatening move
him to plunge forward. As soon f as he
emerged on the stoop the door was
banged behind him, and the unfortunate
drummer found himself on the street,
an object of much curiosity and amuse-
ment to the crowds of people who were
hurry1ng to the bridge on foot and in
the horse cars.
Drawing the b~ed-spread close around
him, he started on a run to Mas
sau street and knocked at the door
OF A. p. Bailly & Sons real
estate office. There was no response,
the office being still closed, and then he
bounded into Nassau street and quickly
disappeared from view through the door
of George l.. Franks barber shop in the
corner basement. After satisfying the
jOurneymen, but not without some diff
Guilty, that he was not an escaped luna
tic, he was furnished with a linen dust
er, an old pair of trousers and a base
ball cap. He remained in the shop
until the crowd which had col
lected in front of it attracted the at
tentlon of Policemen Grant and Madi-
gan, of the health department, to whom
he explained the situation. Grant went
to the boarding house and obtained his
clothes, hat and shoes. When he had
dressed himself he went to the bridge
office and related to Capt. Ward the
part which Policeman Early had played
in the adventure. He then shook the
dust of Brooklyn off his feet and started
on a brisk walk owe the big promenade
Miss Clancy gave this explanation:
"The fellow answered me short when
I asked for his board money, so this
morning l went to his room and took
every stitch of clothes he hadIand locked
them up, l thought this would bring
him to terms, but it didn't. 1t was when
my back was turned that he slipped out
with the bed cover around him. I had
a previous experience with Gould when
l used to keep a boarding house in Con-
cord street. / locked up his clothes on
that occasion, and as this brought him
to terms l thought l would try it again.
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